Chapter 1:

The Beginning - How the Sun is Bright

The Manchester Man


I was once a happy man, and I saw the world for what it is; clear and bright; full of hope. I could never go wrong with how I felt, and I've always believe that newer things would come. When I looked into her eyes, the sun was bright, and I could distinctly remember the warmth that pored through me. And that was the first time in a while that I've felt something new, something different; novel to me. This would go on for days, weeks and months, by the end of it, I still never understood why. So time passes and people grow up, we experience new things that were exciting and memorable. But the feeling that I had never got resolved, and I wondered how this piece of the puzzle could be completed.

After finishing elementary education, I immediately joined the Academy. Most of my peers chose different paths as a way to serve the Polis, the Grand City. I was a bit ashamed that none of whom I knew went to join me, I almost felt disappointed. But just like how the sun rose from the east, she appeared in front of me again. It was just like how I first met, dazzling in front of the rays and the god lights, I was almost blinded for staring too long.

She walked past by me while I stood there in wonder, frozen on what to think next. My heart was beating so fast, for I figured what was about to come next. Heading to the receptionist, she gave the misses her form, the same one I had just submitted a few moments earlier. I was so excited, I couldn't gaze away from her as I watched her every move. I knew we would be together for a few more years and that was my chance in solving a puzzle that has always been in my mind.

Syed Al Wasee
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